quadcopter for the impoverished

[henryf]

He has an aweful lot of nieces.

He certainly does

It looked like he was doing his stability test. Technically they are supposed to be 80kg each. Not something we struggle to achieve in Gosport

Henry

 

[Tender_aft]

Here is one i made this summer.
The quad is a DJI F450 with NAZA/ GPS pluss FPV equipment and and gopro.

http://youtu.be/2878E8HxztU

Nice flying, nice video and great choice of music

 

[pittsartist]

Here's my latest - maybe a little premature for a "yearbook" but we had a spell of bad weather and I got bored - so started editing.



http://vimeo.com/77973802



Hope you like it !

 

[Cookee]

Here is one i made this summer.
The quad is a DJI F450 with NAZA/ GPS

How does that compare to the Phantom?

 

[MILLIE BOO TOO]

Here's my latest - maybe a little premature for a "yearbook" but we had a spell of bad weather and I got bored - so started editing.



http://vimeo.com/77973802



Hope you like it !

Sorry I don't get it, no boats, not from quadcopter looking at boats ????? Have you got the right forum ?

 

[pittsartist]

Sorry I don't get it, no boats, not from quadcopter looking at boats ????? Have you got the right forum ?

Agreed,


.... It's a long story, almost as long as this thread.

 

[sap_2000]

How does that compare to the Phantom?

Its very much the same components, but more DIY and therefore more suited to customisations, FPV etc.

 

[gjgm]

I see Amazon have been reading the forum
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/12/02/tech/innovation/amazon-drones-questions/

 

[Cookee]

I see Amazon have been reading the forum
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/12/02/tech/innovation/amazon-drones-questions/

For a lot of reasons mostly to do with practicality it will never happen - nice story though!

 

[gjgm]

If anyone wants to treat themselves at Xmas, then there is a DJI set up now with camera and FPV set up in the package.
It doesnt come with sailing boat mast though
http://quadcopters.co.uk/dji-phantom-2-vision-quadcopter-703-p.asp

 

[Cookee]

If anyone wants to treat themselves at Xmas, then there is a DJI set up now with camera and FPV set up in the package.
It doesnt come with sailing boat mast though
http://quadcopters.co.uk/dji-phantom-2-vision-quadcopter-703-p.asp

There's a chap on YouTube who has linked his GoPro up to FPV goggles or screen and records at the same time - seems like the way to go and cheaper if you have a GoPro already!

 

[elton]

There's a chap on YouTube who has linked his GoPro up to FPV goggles or screen and records at the same time - seems like the way to go and cheaper if you have a GoPro already!

I'd wager he crashes all the time. The time lag in the digital signal processing ensures he won't have anything like a real-time view.

 

[gjgm]

25 mins flight time on this new one ...

 

[andy59]

That's definitely going on the Christmas list ,
Wonder if it will hold position relative to the handset ?

 

[gjgm]

what do you mean ?
Wonder if it will hold position relative to the handset ?

 

[andy59]

Yes , I've seen video of it moving around so that it " looks " where the handset looks . If there is a waterproof version even better

 

[Cookee]

I'd wager he crashes all the time. The time lag in the digital signal processing ensures he won't have anything like a real-time view.

It's not like the Parrot drone that relies on WiFi, it's a dedicated transmitter/receiver that is instant - Here's the video link: http://youtu.be/iHqpKrrvH9M Many people use this or a similar system and fly considerable distances using FPV

 

[Cookee]

Yes , I've seen video of it moving around so that it " looks " where the handset looks . If there is a waterproof version even better

There are different modes of controlling the Phantom, one is the same as the Parrot Drone in that it doesn't matter which way it's pointing, if you want it to go to your left push the stick that way and it will go in that direction regardless of whether it's pointing towards you or away from you. There is also a built in GPS and other sensors to measure the height above the ground etc. so it is capable of coming back to you and landing if it loses signal - not idiot proof but the next best thing!

There is a waterproof version - http://www.aquacopters.com/ - less is known about these and I'm not sure what they will carry.

 

[elton]

It's not like the Parrot drone that relies on WiFi, it's a dedicated transmitter/receiver that is instant - Here's the video link: http://youtu.be/iHqpKrrvH9M Many people use this or a similar system and fly considerable distances using FPV

Looks good! Thanks.

 

[Cookee]

Looked into Aquacopters - it seems they are very slow delivering and you have to build it yourself - if you want something waterproof look here: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1875860 for a discussion that may be useful.